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Mojo in the morning show. Mike, you say that when you first met Kev, which was in our studios last week for the very first time, you said that you felt a little awkward and you wanted to bring it up to see if he kind of sensed this. What was that?

So I am a hugger. I will hug anybody. Doesn't matter if I just met you just right then or we've known each other for years. I just like to hug people. So he went, we met each other like five o'clock in the morning when I was there Friday and he goes in for the handshake and I just went right past it, like went right through it and went for the hug. And then as I'm doing that, he's like standing there and I'm like, I'm sorry, I'm a hugger. And like, I realized that like not everybody's a hugger and I probably should have said, hey, you know, hug or whatever, you know, ask for permission, I guess maybe. But I just went in for it and I don't know if you're supposed to hug people anymore. I don't know if we're still hugging people or if we're just handshaking now. Did you catch that at all? What was my reaction? I think you hugged back, but you put your hand out and kind of put it through. You were still waiting for the handshake. I probably should have went in for the handshake still, but then you kind of went, all right, he's already hugging, so I'm going to hug. Yeah, no, it was very awkward.

I went in for the full, like, what up, Mike? And ready to go. He had his arms open. He hugged, but I didn't think anything of it. And I, like, hugged you right back and was like, okay, cool, yeah. So I don't, I'm not, yeah, it was an awkward moment, but it was cool.

I think sometimes people don't know if they should touch each other or do something to each other like that. And I think people get kind of like, I don't know what I should do.

Yeah.

I had this happen a lot with, when I'm around women. And, honestly, I like hugging. Like, I'm a big hugger. I'm a hugger, too. And I had. Nope. No, you don't want to. Yeah.

Don't touch me.

But I'm also now, like, I realize my hugging has gotten a little bit more, like, you know, distance hugging a little bit. Booty out hug? No, it's kind of like, like, I put my, yeah. Oh, my God, you're doing the tap, tap, tap. I hate that.

I hate when someone pats or taps my back. He does the Duggar side hug, too, a lot. Where he'll just grab his shoulders and hold you back. The Duggar side hug. Wait, I did not know it was called the Duggar side hug.

Oh, yeah, because they weren't allowed to hug. Right. So what if you meet a member of the opposite sex? Does that change things? Am I supposed to hug a woman the first time I see her? I don't know.

I hug guys. And I always say, oh, I'm a hugger. They put their hand out, oh, I'm a hugger. Yeah.

But I feel like it's different if you initiate it. That's different than if I'm just going around hugging women. You know what I mean? Right. Yeah.

I only hug people when they try to hug me because I think it's more awkward to say no thanks. But I hate it. I hate it so much.

You hate hugging anybody, right? Anybody. Like, even your dad doesn't even get a hug.

Sometimes. Yeah. But it's only if I'm having, like, a full breakdown.

I one time asked Megan, is that really your father because you act like he's not?

No, I hate him. I hate him. He actually, like, has already told me how disappointing it is to be a girl dad today when Kev announced that he's having a girl. So I don't get any respect for my own family. And so he gets no love and affection.

I feel like sometimes with hugging, though, that if I do give a hug, I feel like there's always the, uh-oh, are they not into the hug thing? And then it makes me feel comforted when all of a sudden they're like, oh, my God, you give the best hugs. I'm like, oh, thank God.

That's what I should have said to Mike.

What?

Oh, my God, you give the best hugs. I should have had a better respect.

spots you just you kept your arm out as i'm hugging you and i'm like oh he wants me to stop this but i'm already i'm already committed to the hug actually mike uh the one thing that with you i uh you're a great hugger i like to hug and you are you mike is a very you know you can tell that you know mike is very much uh uh compassionate you know in in his wanting to uh to do it and i think it's great it's just when he doesn't stop and mike also comes up to me to like mid-chest level hair and it looks like i'm actually holding a small child honestly one of the greatest hugs i've ever had can you just take me right in he rubs actually he's put his face right in between my bosoms and actually has gone back and forth and gone

yes what's up mariah hi hi so i am a hugger with everybody except for my in-laws what's the reasoning on that well every time i see them and i live like three miles from the house so it is more frequently than i would like and they want to hug when you get there a hug when you leave and i'm like i don't want to hug my own parents as much and i see them like i don't know six seven times a year i see you like six seven times a month please no absolutely not but it's nice that they like you yeah well to my face they do oh jeez there's the problem right there so i'm I'm like, uh, can we not? And I told my husband, I'm like, can I, how do I say, please don't say. But I'll try my dinner still, you know.

Have you ever met somebody who hugged you and then continued to keep their arm around you?

In the small of your back.

That's the only time, like, I love hugging. I'll hug anyway. But that, yes, that's me in the small of your back where I'm like, all right. The hug ended 25 seconds ago. What do you do?

Do you shake it off?

No, I always just stand there.

No, Shannon does the whole duck underneath her arm.

I think I see my friend over there.

What's up, Heather?

Hey there. I met you guys on Friday night at the live. And I just want to apologize to Megan because I went in for a hug because I was so freaking excited to meet you guys.

I'm sorry, Megan. No. I'm sorry. It's fine. It's truly fine. I won't ever, like, strong arm somebody and be like, no. I just wouldn't initiate. We're so great, but I am sorry I touched you.

She's a great hugger, isn't she?

She's an amazing hugger. I also think it's very weird because I'm so large-chested that when I hug people, it feels like I'm just rubbing my boobs on them. And that, to me, is, like, very awkward.

So am I, girl, so our boobs touch.

Heather, it was so flattering to see the response that we got from listeners. I mean, even Kev, who's only been with us for, like, a couple of weeks, people were like so excited to meet you and uh people were excited to meet our children and you know it was like it was really cool it was awesome it was the best part of my night and even though

Taylor was amazing meeting you guys was the highlight of my life that was awesome thank you

so much that means that means the most to us we appreciate it and honestly I will say we love you too we love you but but honestly the you know is going staying up late and you know getting up at 3.30 in the morning because none of us got naps at all that day because we were so busy in the afternoon, too. It really was, like, keeping us energized throughout the evening. What's up, Sam?

Hey, I used to be a camp counselor, and we had the keyword, like, cash. So we would joke with new people, like, hey, you want some cash? And they would get really excited. And they'd be like, as you squeeze them, you'd be like, camp-appropriate side hug. Oh.

I was trying to figure out what it meant. There you go. All right.

Yeah, and especially girls and guys, it was always like, guys, remember Cash? And they'd be like, oh, fine, camp-appropriate side hug. So it just was like an ongoing gag.

We just scream out, Megan, and that's what gets us to stop. No hugs.

Megan! Why do you use my name as the mood ruiner?

Come over here, Megan! Actually, you know what's funny is that my favorite is if you ever want to end something with Megan, come over and give us a hug, Megan. Come on over here. and she's like, I'm out of here. I'm not part of this whole thing.

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